Analysis
Politics
Blockchain Association defends crypto hiring practices in formal response to Senator Warren
The association said that these former officials chose to join an emerging industry of their own volition because they were attracted to the ideals crypto brings to the table.
Gaming
Developers Inscribe classic Super Nintendo emulator on Bitcoin via BRC-69
The project allows people to play classic SNES games through an Inscription, or NFT, called Pizza Ninjas.
Mining
Cleanspark invests $193 million in new miners, looks to 5x hashrate in anticipation of halving
CleanSpark's $193 million investment signals strategic expansion ahead of Bitcoin's next halving, aiming for a fivefold increase in hashrate.
ETF
VanEck buys 1,640 BTC for $72.5M to seed ETF, holdings up over $1M before trading
VanEck's filing showed that the company purchased Bitcoin worth $72.5 million on Jan. 5, which equates to 1,450,000 shares at a per-share price of $50.00.
Adoption
Sora Ventures founder Jason Fang giving away 1 BTC to celebrate Jubilee upgrade
Fang is celebrating the Jubilee upgrade with a festive giveaway to engage the crypto community.
AI
OpenAI, Microsoft face fresh lawsuit over copyright infringement filed by authors
Infringement or innovation? OpenAI and Microsoft face legal challenges over AI training materials.
Legal
DCG completes repayment of $700 million Genesis debt
The settlement is part of DCG's broader effort to fulfill over $1 billion in debt to various creditors within just over a year.
Ordinals
Bitcoin developer fails to rally support for ‘bug fix’ to stop Ordinals, inscriptions
Luke Dashjr failed to rally enough support for a proposed "bug fix" to the Bitcoin code that would essentially put an end to Ordinals and Inscriptions on the blockchain.
Crypto
Ethereum staking exit queue hits record high amid Celsius unlocks
The rise in exits has caused the wait time for unstaking to spike to an average of 5.6 days.
Crypto
VanEck to donate 5% of ETF profits to Bitcoin core devs for 10 years
VanEck's pledge to share the profits from its ETF signals a growing trend of traditional financial entities recognizing and supporting the foundational technology of cryptocurrencies.
CBDCs
Spanish central bank finalizes partners for wholesale CBDC pilot
The six-month pilot program will simulate interbank payment processing and settlement using a single tokenized wholesale CBDC and other foreign CBDCs issued by different central banks.
Analysis
Bitcoin whales like Saylor could dethrone Elon Musk if BTC can hit 7 figures
Bitcoin's march to $1 million could mint new billionaires and dethrone the current richest individuals.